An Introduction to Global Financial Markets - Hardcover

Valdez, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333764463 ISBN 13: 9780333764466

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

This is an introduction to the world's principal financial markets and institutions. This new edition has been updated to include: European Union developments; deregulation, and its effects on banking systems; changes in Europe's futures and options exchanges; and the aftermath of the collapse of the "tiger economies". Providing coverage of commercial and investment banking, foreign exchange, money and bond markets, trade finance, stock markets, and options, futures and other derivatives, this book offers a basic understanding of the world of finance. This book does not aim to provide coverage of the theory of the subject, but rather draws on the author's teaching and training experience in explaining these topics to those new to the field.

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Review:

"The 5th edition of "An Introduction to Global Financial Markets" represents a welcome update and expansion of information needed by students of the international finance system. It provides much basic knowledge on the workings of stock, bond and currency markets as well as the role of commercial, investment and central banks. This is required reading for my graduate students and a good basic primer for finance professionals." --Delio E. Gianturco, George Mason University
 
"I recently created a new course in Global Financial Markets, which I have been teaching at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and at ICESI in Cali, Colombia. I looked everywhere for a good book and finding nothing I was relying on assorted handouts as readings. That was until I stumbled upon Stephen Valdez' "An Introduction to Global Financial Markets". I like this book because it covers all the topics I want, it does so from an international (not just US) perspective, and it

From the Author:

The 5th edition has given me the opportunity to use a linked
web site to provide missing analytical details ( such as Black-Scholes) for
those happy with maths. Two entirely new chapters cover Hedge Funds and the
increasing significance of India and China. Extended coverage has also been
given to topics such as credit derivatives, hybrid bonds and Islamic
finance
This is an increasingly popular basic textbook and one used by top
investment bankers as part of their training programmes. The 4th edition
was translated into Chinese by both mainland China and Taiwan.
All in all I am delighted with the 5th edition and hope that it will be of
great benefit for training needs everywhere.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0333764463
• ISBN 13: 9780333764466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 416